person
Menander
The master of Greek New Comedy; his stock characters - cheating slave, harsh father, bawd, coaxing courtesan - guarantee his survival.
Reading notes
- The Loves §1.15 Menander
Master of Greek New Comedy, immortalized by his stock types: the cheating slave, harsh father, bawd, and coaxing courtesan.
- The Art of Love §3.17 cunning Geta's art
Menander, master of New Comedy, whose plots turn on tricky slaves (like Geta) duping the father.
- Sorrows §2.1 Menander
The Greek comic poet, all of whose plays turn on love, yet are read 'to boys and girls.'